[hider= Vuduin VS Alain, Darkness Duel] The combatants were led to opposite ends of a large arena. Bright lights shone down and cameras trained themselves on the spectacle from many angles. Referees stood by the arena's edge with Pokemon who knew Protect. Medics with bulging supply bags waited on the sidelines. The audience, the commentator's booth, and the other arena could be seen at a distance. But all these details were of little importance compared to the foe directly ahead. Moments later, a piercing voice boomed around the arena. "Live from Underground Arena Two, we have our round one, single elimination match. Vuduin Nazrous, Avatar of Darkrai, will be facing off against Alain Reemont, Avatar of Yveltal. Let the battle begin!" Vuduin shrugged and shot a grin at Alain, his own eyes hidden beneath his dark glasses. [color=gray]"Hey, looks like you decided to jump in as well. Let's see how well you fare eh?"[/color] Vuduin asked in a friendly manner, holding his own body in lax position. He began taking deep breaths, visualizing a single drop of water landing in an otherwise calm pond, the ripples quietly echoing outwards. He also watched Alain, curious to see what he would do. Alain didn't really seem like the fighting type, but Vuduin supposed the same could be said about himself. -Vuduin used Calm Mind- ______ Alain felt a little unwell as he was led to the end of the arena. There was someone at the other end of the arena, some guy wearing sunglasses. He still wore his jacket, his wings wrapped around him. Shyly, he slowly raised a hand. "Um...h...hi. D...d...you know what this is a...about? I was j...just led in here by my friend and..." "Live from Underground Arena Two, we have our round one, single elimination match. Vuduin Nazrous, Avatar of Darkrai, will be facing off against Alain Reemont, Avatar of Yveltal. Let the battle begin!" He looked dumbstruck for a moment, opening his mouth, then closing it again, taking shallow breaths. This was a fight? Why was he in a fight? Who would enter him in a... HIs eyes narrowed. "Alright then." he said quietly, as the man in sunglasses spoke to him. Fighting a fellow dark type was going to be difficult. He watched his opponents face become calmer, like he was having a nice daydream. How could he be... Oh, right. Its a battle. Alain pulled his jacket off, really hoping that no one was watching him, and let his wings unfold. He took a deep breath and concentrated. He looked at a point of the arena, and imagined what it would be like to stand there, only to remain here at the same time. He felt his conciousness snap in two, before reforming inside his head. His opponent didnt seem like he was planning to directly attack yet, which seemed wise. -Alain used Double Team- ______ Interesting, Alain seemed to not quite understand what was going on at first. Still quite impressive wingspan. However once he got his wits about him, Alain seemed to be doing the same thing Vuduin was, preparing himself for the upcoming battle somehow. [color=gray]"That's enough of that."[/color] Vuduin said with a polite smile. With a subtle gesture beneath his robes Alain would feel a savage mental lock on his brain, even attempting to replicate whatever it was he did would be painful and actually preforming the act impossible. -Vuduin used Disable- ______ Alain watched his opponent move ever so slightly. Guessing that he was using some form of attack, he briefly considered multiplying again, only to feel a twinge of pain at the thought. He looked at his copy, that was still there. That was good, so whatever he did, it did not affect his current copy. He would just have to cope with one. He cracked his knuckles and moved his head around slightly, working out a slight crick in his neck. His wings opened to their full, appearing to be almost like long strips of feathers coming from his back, rather than actual wings. They still worked just fine though. There was a slight "ting" sound, and his wings turned silver, the sun reflecting off of their edges. Alain looked at his opponent. Funny how even when he was fighting someone, he could still barely look them in the eye. Then again, eyes may have been the window to the soul, but in fights, they were also a handy window to the inside of the head. With that charming thought in his head, he slashed his wing foward, aiming for the centre of mass. -Alain used Steel Wing- ______ Vuduin was surprised by the sudden glinting of his opponent's impressive wings, though it did make the incoming attack rather obvious. Vuduin remained in his lax stance and waited until the attack was mere inches from him before becoming incoperal and moving forward, right through the charging avatar. ______ Alain was shocked to see his attack phase straight through his opponent, and said opponent moving foward to phase straight though him. WIthout thinking, he activated his Entropy Field, feeling a odd sensation as Vuduin phased through him, followed by a warm one as he felt the Darkrai Avatar's lifeforce flow into him, as if he had left a part of himself behind when going through. Vuduin reformed behind him, and Alain whirled around. ...and then, the Avatar of destruction proceeded to punch him in the face. ______ Vuduin felt a sudden odd sensation, as though part of him had been sucked out. Somewhat confused by the effect he turned around to attack and was met by Alain's already moving fist colliding soildly with his face, sending a crack down one side of his sunglasses. He took a few steps backward very beweildered. Wasn't Alain that kinda nerdy kid who'd barely be able to talk without stuttering? But that punch had undoubtly been the result of reflex more than anything else. ______ Alain withdrew his fist from Vuduins face, feeling a little invigourated. That passed though, and was replaced by his trademark awkwardness. "Oh...g...gosh, i...im sorry! I didnt mean to bre...break your sunglasses! I...um...might be able to pay for new ones...i might have money....s....somewhere...." ______ Vuduin grinned and take a few steps back. [color=gray]"Don't worry about it kid."[/color] Some sort of split personality thing going on here. It made Vuduin feel slightly bad for trying to beat this kid in a battle, but he'd try not to be too rough. Vuduin took one step forward and suddenly vanished, appearing to the side of Alain and letting loose a heavy kick into his side before hopping backwards. [color=gray]"It is a battle after all."[/color] he said in a friendly manner. -Vuduin used Quick Attack- ______ Alain smiled with relief as his opponent took the breaking sunglasses thing rather well, only to be pushed to the side by a kick, and felt his opponent hit him in the chest, pushing him backwards further. Although neither attacks hurt a great deal, it told him a lot about his opponents speed. He was going to have to be cunning. As the quick attack hit him, he deliberately used it to propel himself backwards, and proceeded to stick his heel into the floor, spinning himself back. As he did his, his wings turned black again, and he proceeded to use the momentum to slash them around towards his opponent, sending a blade of air straight at Vuduin. As he did this, a small object in his back pocket began to pulse. -Alain used Air Slash- ______ Clever kid, just as the last attack had informed him, Alain seemed to have naturally good reflexes for fighting. As soon as the focused air was sent at him, Vuduin pushed forward with one hand and an fierce howling wind screamed forward pushing through the air and tearing about all around Alain in a frenzy. Still the slash was hardly affected by the winds and Vuduin raised an arm to take the attack, the wind cutting into his sleeve and leaving a deep gash in his arm, which began bleeding fiercly, quickly stimmied by Vuduin tightly tieing a knot further up from the wound, cutting off the blood flow. -Vuduin used Ominous wind- ______ Alain felt a pang of satisfaction as his attack did damage, but was then buffeted by the wind that his opponent had fired at him. He raised a wing in front of his face, and wrapped the second around his torso to protect himself. When the wind cleared, there were several clumps of feathers on the floor around him, but little more damage than that, apart from a smal cut on his leg. Not for the first time, he was grateful for his dark typing. Getting up, he stared at his opponent. He was hurt, but Alain had been in enough fights to know that a wounded opponent could be even more dangerous. He also felt slightly drained. Although his Entropic field helped, the life orb had still done its work. It was time to remedy that. He spread his wings, and felt power flow from his body into them. He stared at Vuduin, and took a deep breath. -Alain used Oblivion Wing- ______ Vuduin felt his hair stand up on end as Alain's wings unfurled and began glowing with power. Oh no way he was getting hit with that. Vuduin waited just long enough for the attack to start, then acquired the mental mindset neccasary for preforming a move and vanished once again. His speed combined with his ability to go through material allowed him to move through the floor at a startling rate, appearing in front of Alain with a polite smile on his face as he struck the boy with another powerful kick to the chest, backing away quickly after dealing the blow. -Vuduin used Quick Attack- ______ Alain growled as his opponent dodged his blast, phasing through the floor. Remembering what he did before, he hardened his wing again, waited a moment, and proceeded to slash it foward. Vuduin was faster however, kicking Alain in the chest. The lack of power behind the attack made him able to push his foot back, preventing the attack from launching him backwards. Pushing foward with a grunt, he slashed both wings foward, launching himself foward at his opponent. -Alain used Steel Wing- ______ Vuduin was forced to step back, once again taking heavy slashes on his already tourniquited arm. Despite the lack of blood flow it still hurt like bloody hell and Vuduin found himself breathing heavily from the damage he'd taken so far. This was going rather poorly, a slugfest in which he was lacking in slugs. At this rate he would lose rather handily, which wasn't such a bad thing when it came down to it. Still he'd like to get a little bit futher than this. Vuduin shrugged pragmatically and tack a lackadiscal step forward, his body totally relaxed in a way that somehow managed to convince anyone that it was impossible that he was going to keep fighting. Until his fist slammed directly into Alain's gut. -Vuduin used Feint Attack- ______ Alain pressed his attack, his wings slashing foward, trying to make a strike on his legs or torso that would end the fight. Due to this, he acted a fraction too late and Vuduin plunged his fist into Alain's stomach. He groaned in pain, and didnt move back. He moved his hand like an Ekans, grabbing the fist still in his gut, and concentrating on his other hand. With a growl, he materialised a ball of dark power, and proceeded to smash it straight into his opponents face. -Alain used Dark Pulse- ______ There was no dipping out of this one. By the time Vuduin realized Alain's intent it was to late to move out of the way and he couldn't phase out of attack like that. So he was forced to grit his teeth and suffer the full force of the attack. It felt like every cell in his body was quivering in agony. Vuduin was postive that he blacked out something during the attack but it finally ended. With a grunt of pain he hadn't been able to let out before Vuduin quickly retreated backwards in a blur of movment and looked at his opponent again. Well, if he hadn't been sure before this decided it. Just one more round, after all watching the fights wouldn't be that bad of a deal either. Vuduin stayed where he was waiting for the next attack as he slowed his breathing once more. -Vuduin used Calm Mind- ______ Alain's life orb was starting to hurt, but it did its job, charging the dark pulse to the point that it virtually wrecked Vuduin in a single shot. His opponent managed to withstand it, but retreated quickly afterwards. What Alain didnt expect was him to suddenly slow his breathing and get a vacant expression on his face. Opening his wings again, he expected another attack, but got nothing. He paused. "Um...ok then." He whispered, before diverting power to his wings again. "I...it was fun." he whispered again. -Alain used Oblivion Wing- ______ Fun? Well yes it had been a little fun. However Vuduin had little time to ponder that and was more focused on bracing himself for the next attack. He could've dodged it without too much trouble. At least he thought he could. Not that it mattered overly. Vuduin had resolved to take the next attack head on and that was precisely what he did. Without making a single movemet Vuduin let the beam of energy slam into him. It was an odd sensation, feeling like a more extreme version of what had happened earlier when Vuduin has phased through Alain. Vuduin now felt througly beat. The combination of draining attacks, his lacerated arm, and the shockingly powerful burst of dark energy from earlier, it was doubtful he could take another hit. Despite all this Vuduin has a small grin, barely visible in one corner of his mouth. Surpsingly he hadn't regretted this at all. That was a nice feeling. He raised his wounded arm into the air and said calmly, [color=gray]"I concede. Good fight Alain."[/color] Having said that he dropped his arm and looked around. [color=gray]"Now then, something about medical attention being available?"[/color] he asked mildly of no one in paticular. Alain looked at him for a moment, wondering if he was being serious. He was even more surprised when it turned out that we was. He paused for a second, his wings going back to their black colour. "Um...i won? Er...good! I think. Is there anything else?" -Vuduin forfeits, Alain wins- [/hider]